28 Bay State cos. join energy-buying pool

Twenty-eight Bay State organizations representing 400,000 megawatt hours of electricity have joined a new renewable energy purchasing program, according to the Center for Resource Solutions and Think Energy Inc.

Called Massachusetts Renewable Energy Purchasers, the program was created by the Center for Resource Solutions, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that advocates for renewable energy use, and Think Energy, a Silver Spring, Md.-based an environmental consulting firm.

The program helps large energy buyers aggregate their purchasing power and obtain the best terms and services from renewable energy vendors, according to Center for Resource Solutions and Think Energy, and also helps those companies become less dependent on fossil fuels.